Used book – LES MARAIS DE BOURGES, EDOUARD BRASEY

May 1940. Zoé and Jacques, both 19, are secretly in love in the Bourges marshes. Even though everything separates the barmaid, an armaments factory worker, and the law student destined to become a notary, the two lovers dream of marriage under the shade of their "laughing" willow. However, the war, alarming but still distant, soon disrupts their plans. The demarcation line of the German occupation, which divides the Cher region in two, also separates Zoé and Jacques. Soon it is their convictions that drive them apart… Will their love survive these dark times?